What does this rom-com K-drama with a modern twist have to offer?
King the Land is the number one international show on Netflix by a metaphorical landslide. When it comes to the numbers game, there's no contest. The K-drama scored almost 5 million views in the last week alone and has spent six lucrative weeks in the Netflix Top 10, with approximately 65,100,000 total viewing hours to its name. In the land of streaming, that's tantamount to world domination.
From the beginning, Sa-rang is the quintessential everywoman. Her very real and recognizable struggles aren't romanticized even when they're occasionally played for "yep, I've been there" laughs. She's required to wear high heels at work, and not only do they pain her feet, but they wear down until a heel breaks. Sa-rang must walk with a broken shoe because her financial limitations mean this crappy pair is all she can afford.
In accordance with proper rom-com tradition, male lead Goo Won is the snazzily dressed prodigal son of the King Group's CEO. Naturally, he's Sa-rang’s professional enemy turned love interest. He also finds himself in a succession battle with his older half-sister, Goo Hwa-ran , who's ambitious and conniving. Won's technically the heir and takes over management duties of the King Hotel, but Hwa-ran lusts for complete power and wants that skinny lad gone.
Following a disastrous meet cute, Sa-rang and Won find the other impossibly irritating until the ice inevitably melts. King isn’t trying to do anything radical with the workplace romance: Sa-rang is sunshine incarnate and Won is the grumpy, "I don't know how to have fun" socialite. Both leads lost their moms at a young age; Sa-rang's beloved mother passed away, while the disappearance of Won's is part of an unfolding mystery.
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